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Lucille Bremer

Lucille Bremer
Lucille Bremer in Till the Clouds Roll By 2 cropped.jpg
Bremer as Sally Hessler in Till the Clouds Roll By in 1946
Born (1917-02-21)February 21, 1917
Amsterdam, New York, United States
Died April 16, 1996(1996-04-16) (aged 79)
La Jolla, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress/dancer
Years active 1942—1948
Spouse(s) Abelardo Louis Rodriguez (1948-1963) (divorced) (four children)

Lucille Bremer (February 21, 1917 – April 16, 1996) was an American film actress and dancer.

Lucille Bremer was born in Amsterdam, New York, but soon moved to Philadelphia Pennsylvania, where she studied ballet. At age 12, she danced with the Philadelphia Opera Company.

Once in New York, she danced in various specialty acts, most notably in the 1939 New York World's Fair "American Jubilee". She auditioned and began her career as a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, at age 16. She was voted as "most likely to succeed" by her Rockette peers. She was also known as "5th from the right" in the Rockettes line up. Bremer also auditioned as a dancer for various Broadway shows, along with fellow stars Vera-Ellen and June Allyson, appearing as a 'Pony Girl' in the Broadway musical Panama Hattie

Bremer's first attempt for a career in films was unsuccessful. Her screen test with Warner Bros. was unsuccessful; "It was so bad I realized why nothing had happened," she said later. She returned to dancing, performing at the Copacabana nightclub in New York City and the Club Versailles, where she was spotted by Arthur Freed, a producer at Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

She was taken to Hollywood, where her screen test impressed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mogul Louis B. Mayer. An accomplished dancer, she was also considered to display potential as a dramatic actress. She also screen tested and was offered a contract with Goldwyn Studios, but decided on MGM studios to properly showcase her dancing talent. She studied acting at MGM with the great acting coach Lillian Burns.


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